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Monday, January 30, 2012

Birdie Stitches: Top Finished

As you may know, I have a love/hate relationship with my Birdie Stitches blocks. I love, love, loved them in Jan through May, but then became a little disillusioned in June through December. I kept stitching because I can not stop once I commit, but with each month I was getting more and more unsure what I would do with the finished quilt.

When December came, I finished off my last block and happily put them all away in a little stack. I was thinking I would give the entire stack to Project Linus as I really think they will make a great quilt for a pre-teen girl.

But then with a bit of nudging from you guys, promises that I'll fall in love once I finish the top AND with Sarah's Winter Stitching Goals, I FINALLY sat down to piece the top of Birdie Stitches.

You know, I'm pleased with it right now. Not pleased enough to layer and quilt it, but I like it enough that I would absolutely think about coming back in a few months to finish it off as a gift (or even still for Project Linus). You guys were right...new happiness did come with the finished quilt top. Thanks for the nudge! xx

I love the sashing Cindy! You're doing better than me, I have jan-june stitched and pieced, 3 blocks made up for july-sept to embroider and the fabric still to be pieced for oct-dec! I am definatly out of love with mine.

I'm glad you finished it - it looks wonderful cindy! We all have that stack of tops unquilted because you need to just "step away" -- give it time, you may fall back in love.. or not - either way, great job for seeing it through and be proud :)

I totally LOVE this quilt!! The top looks wonderful all pieced together with the sashing. How about this: you give the quilt to me and I'll make a different on for Project Linus?? I'm glad you're at least feeling better about it-- good for you for sticking with it to this point (and maybe after another break, the love will be re-kindled-- you know what they say: Absence makes the heart grow fonder). Don't know when you changed your header (b/c I haven't been doing much blog reading since the holidays) but it looks GREAT!!